Midnight Marauders is the acclaimed third studio album by A Tribe Called Quest and one of the defining releases of 1990s hip-hop. Originally issued by Jive Records in 1993, the album refined the group’s unmistakable combination of jazz-infused production, conversational rhymes, deep grooves and intelligent social observation.
Q-Tip and Phife Dawg deliver some of their most confident and complementary performances, trading verses with warmth, humour and effortless chemistry. Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s production draws on jazz, funk, soul and R&B, creating a rich yet relaxed backdrop built around upright bass lines, crisp drums and carefully chosen samples.
The album includes enduring Tribe classics such as Award Tour, featuring Trugoy the Dove of De La Soul, the seductive Electric Relaxation and Oh My God, with its instantly recognisable Busta Rhymes refrain. Other highlights include Steve Biko (Stir It Up), Sucka Nigga, Keep It Rollin’ with Large Professor and the reflective 8 Million Stories.
The distinctive Midnight Marauders Tour Guide appears throughout the album, connecting the songs with spoken statistical observations and giving the record its unique late-night atmosphere. Its celebrated artwork surrounds the central figure with portraits of numerous artists and contributors from hip-hop’s golden era.
Widely regarded as one of A Tribe Called Quest’s finest albums, Midnight Marauders remains a cornerstone of conscious and jazz-based hip-hop. This European 2019 reissue presents the complete fourteen-track album on a single black vinyl LP.
Condition: Sealed / Mint — brand-new and factory sealed. The record is unplayed, and the original shrink wrap remains intact. Minor imperfections to the shrink wrap or sleeve corners may occur from storage.
Artist: A Tribe Called Quest
Title: Midnight Marauders
Labels: Jive / Sony Music
Catalog number: 01241-41490-1
Barcode: 012414149015
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: Europe
Released: 18 October 2019
Vinyl colour: Black
Genre: Hip Hop
Styles: Boom Bap, Conscious Hip-Hop, Jazzy Hip-Hop